Scott Ness received $2.2 million in renewed funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research for his grant, “Mutations and Target Genes in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.”
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center was added as a member institution to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
MetroHealth completed its vector and cellular Good Manufacturing Practice facility that will enable quick, reliable production and processing of the latest cellular immunotherapies, including CAR T-cell and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes cancer therapies.
The Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University announced the Margaret Foti Scholarship Fund, the first fully funded graduate level scholarship in the college’s history.
Cheryl L. Willman was named Stephen and Barbara Slaggie Executive Director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs and director of Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center following a gift from Stephen M. and Barbara J. Slaggie of Marco Island, FL, and Winona, MN.
The Northwell Health Cancer Institute has established Cancer Care Direct, a comprehensive program to connect patients with clinical registered nurse navigators who can provide expert guidance to patients and caregivers from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship.
NYU Langone’s growing Perlmutter Cancer Center recently opened its fourth location in Brooklyn (Cobble Hill) and is significantly expanding services this year in the borough to provide greater access to cancer services and sub-specialized surgical and medical oncology care for a variety of cancers.
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from NCI to address the low colorectal cancer screening rates in rural Indiana communities.
The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center received new and renewed funding from the American Cancer Society to support research and education programs.
Health Promotion Council, together with Jefferson Health, received HPC’s Smoking Treatment Accreditation & Recognition, a tobacco dependence treatment accreditation program funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The STAR Accreditation program is managed by HPC in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania and other local/regional Advisory Panel Member organizations.
